A few years ago i was turkey hunting in Ontario, i was sitting in a tree line on the edge of a field , i got this strange feeling and my adrenalin went up i slowly turned around and about 15 yards away a large blackbear was stareing right at me on all fours, i stood up gun ready to shoot but only turkey loads in my 12 gauge, i started to talk to the bear in hopes it would run off then yelled at it, i then said f this and started to walk the km or so back to my truck this bear followed me the whole way back just out of sight in the trees and brush. I will never go into the woods camping or hunting without sufficient firepower for protection, even when im bowhunting i take my shotgun just in case.
Bone chilling. My husband and myself, along with our dog, camp frequently in Algonquin park. My biggest fear has always been black bears. I wear bear spray when we portage (looking behind us frequently) and I also keep it handy at the campsite because I've heard how stealthy bears are despite their size. After being reminded of this story, I'll strap it to my belt even at camp. My husband introduced me to Backcountry camping in 2008. He knew I was nervous about bears, so he chose an island campsite to help lessen the chance of a bear encounter. Ironically, it was Bates island. We didn't know the story about the bear killing the couple there. It was a beautiful campsite, but there was something off or eerie about it. We both felt silly feeling that way and didn't voice it to each other until we later learned about the rogue bear killing the couple there. The bear must have caught them completely off guard. Absolutely terrifying 😳 Thanks for sharing
Not allowed to have a gun in provincial park and in Canada our handguns are only permitted to use on range. Basically it's your gamble to camp in a Canadian park . You'll probably make it out but your defense is limited to mace and a blade.
Hey this was really well done overall! Shoxked you have such few views. Black bears absolutely terrify me due to an encounter a few years ago I had: I was kayaking on an a lake in rural British columbia when I decided it would be fun to explore a bit of the mountain on the other side of the lake. When I got on land, I had to skirt around many huge blackberry bushes with their imposing thorns protruding. After climbing for a couple minutes I found a small dirt trail which greatly intrigued me. I started following it as it started to snake up the hill. The trees were like a thick blanket that covered the trail in night, and I distinctly remember how it was silent save for my breath. Not a single bird or squirrel nearby, which got me increasingly unnerved. Then, up the trail and to my right, I heard a loud crash as something big landed from a tree. To my horror, it was a large black bear that appeared from out of the bushes, and it walked, unwaveringly towards me. My legs grew so weak with fear, but I tried my best to keep walking backwards down the trail, knowing that if I tripped on a rock or tree root, it'd almost certainly attack. As I continued to shout at the bear and call for help; it bore no care for my desperate shouts and kept a steady, unrelenting approach towards me. Eventually, I got close to where I'd docked my kayak but couldn't see where it was, nor could I see the black bear, but could hear it's approach. In a panic I tore down through the blackberries, cutting my legs and arms and, miraculously found my kayak close by. I jumped in and paddled off as fast as I'd ever done before. Ever since then, I'm just too nervous to go into bear country unless I got company and bear spray. I easily could have died that day if that black bear decided to charge.
I’m glad you made it out of there alive. You might have the answer I’ve been trying to find. Did the bear approach in a stalking manner trying to move quietly? Or just a bold approach making significant noise?
@@WildLookout Thank you! I hope I csn answer that for you: I've had 2 bear encounters in which a bear approached me. In the encounter I described above, the bear was very quiet, making no reaction to any of my shouts for it to go away. It seems to me that it neither saw me as a threat or a curiosity, but as a prey it was stalking and waiting for an opportune moment to charge. In my 2nd encounter a year later, I was sitting on a fallen tree log in a hilly forest reading a book, when my eye chanced upon something moving at a quick trot in my direction. I thought it must be a dog as people come through these trails fairly often, but to my horror it was a black bear again. In this case, after lots of shouting, it went behind a tree before eventually going back down the hill. What really stood out to me were 2 things. It was extremely quiet, I didn't hear it's breath or it's paws on the ground, I was just fortunate enough to see it's approach from the corner of my eye before it got too close. Secondly, it seemed to be making a very deliberate approach towards me, rather than casually walking about it. It had likely hones in on me long before I noticed it. I hope this has helped answer your question a bit: In both my experiences, the bears were shockingly quiet, deliberately so I imagine.
When I stayed on bates island, a couple decades ago, we heard stories of a supposed attack a few years earlier. Thought it was folklore. Yikes. I remember feeling weird there. Wonder if we were in the same site? Thx for the vid. Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉
There's an old saying, The most dangerous bear is the one you don't see. While over 99% of bears will run if they see, hear or smell humans. But its that
I camped on Bates Island about 20 years ago, I think in the same campsite. Neither me nor my three companions had heard about the bear attack prior to our trip. I was madly insistent on taking bear precautions with our food, and my buddies were relentlessly teasing me about that, saying "There wouldn't be any bears on this island!" It's not that they thought it would be impossible for a bear to swim over to the island, but the thought was - why WOULD they? It's small, and not likely a source of food for a bear.
..I've had 3 anxious encounters with bears during 25 years of Prospecting. I spooked one driving up a bush road once. I clocked it doing 30 kph thru the poplar bamboo. They are as quick as squirrels. I now sleep with either a rifle or a sword.
We just went on vacation there. And kayaked and everything. But being from UNITED STATES. They wouldn’t let me take a rifle across the border unless you’re hunting and you have to prove that. AND we heard growls here and there in the woods. Glad the good lord protected us. I don’t wanna go back. Not less I’m gonna hunt and be prepared.
This did happen years ago! They were preadiator bears,the other were boy scouts who wore the same clothes that they fished in! You need to be aware of your surroundings, I have been in that park for numerous times! Never had any problems! Be smart! They could have avoided if they were prepared they would still be alive
The first thing i must ask is do you want to be a lion or a sheep? We as men are protectors of our loved ones this is what God calls apon all men to do, if you dont carry bear spray, a big knife, a big club, and a firearm to protect yourself and loved ones then maybe you need to go to the library and checkout a book called being a man, this man took this woman out in the wilderness with no means to protect her from four and two legged threats, I choose to be a lion.
Ffs, they went into bear country voluntarily and knew the risks. Myself, I rather reserve my pity for the hundreds of people run over by drunk drivers every year.
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A few years ago i was turkey hunting in Ontario, i was sitting in a tree line on the edge of a field , i got this strange feeling and my adrenalin went up i slowly turned around and about 15 yards away a large blackbear was stareing right at me on all fours, i stood up gun ready to shoot but only turkey loads in my 12 gauge, i started to talk to the bear in hopes it would run off then yelled at it, i then said f this and started to walk the km or so back to my truck this bear followed me the whole way back just out of sight in the trees and brush. I will never go into the woods camping or hunting without sufficient firepower for protection, even when im bowhunting i take my shotgun just in case.
I had a very similar interaction,but at much closer range.It snuck up to me from downwind.Guess it was my/our lucky day.
Bone chilling. My husband and myself, along with our dog, camp frequently in Algonquin park. My biggest fear has always been black bears. I wear bear spray when we portage (looking behind us frequently) and I also keep it handy at the campsite because I've heard how stealthy bears are despite their size. After being reminded of this story, I'll strap it to my belt even at camp.
My husband introduced me to Backcountry camping in 2008. He knew I was nervous about bears, so he chose an island campsite to help lessen the chance of a bear encounter. Ironically, it was Bates island. We didn't know the story about the bear killing the couple there. It was a beautiful campsite, but there was something off or eerie about it. We both felt silly feeling that way and didn't voice it to each other until we later learned about the rogue bear killing the couple there. The bear must have caught them completely off guard. Absolutely terrifying 😳
Thanks for sharing
Great perspective. The only deterrent for rogue bears are trained, armed or prepared humans. They help keep the unprepared safe.
Portable Electrified fences are cheaper than funerals and becoming subject of a RUclips video. So are .50 S&W
Not allowed to have a gun in provincial park and in Canada our handguns are only permitted to use on range. Basically it's your gamble to camp in a Canadian park . You'll probably make it out but your defense is limited to mace and a blade.
Hey this was really well done overall! Shoxked you have such few views. Black bears absolutely terrify me due to an encounter a few years ago I had:
I was kayaking on an a lake in rural British columbia when I decided it would be fun to explore a bit of the mountain on the other side of the lake. When I got on land, I had to skirt around many huge blackberry bushes with their imposing thorns protruding.
After climbing for a couple minutes I found a small dirt trail which greatly intrigued me. I started following it as it started to snake up the hill. The trees were like a thick blanket that covered the trail in night, and I distinctly remember how it was silent save for my breath. Not a single bird or squirrel nearby, which got me increasingly unnerved.
Then, up the trail and to my right, I heard a loud crash as something big landed from a tree. To my horror, it was a large black bear that appeared from out of the bushes, and it walked, unwaveringly towards me.
My legs grew so weak with fear, but I tried my best to keep walking backwards down the trail, knowing that if I tripped on a rock or tree root, it'd almost certainly attack. As I continued to shout at the bear and call for help; it bore no care for my desperate shouts and kept a steady, unrelenting approach towards me.
Eventually, I got close to where I'd docked my kayak but couldn't see where it was, nor could I see the black bear, but could hear it's approach. In a panic I tore down through the blackberries, cutting my legs and arms and, miraculously found my kayak close by. I jumped in and paddled off as fast as I'd ever done before.
Ever since then, I'm just too nervous to go into bear country unless I got company and bear spray. I easily could have died that day if that black bear decided to charge.
I’m glad you made it out of there alive. You might have the answer I’ve been trying to find. Did the bear approach in a stalking manner trying to move quietly? Or just a bold approach making significant noise?
@@WildLookout Thank you! I hope I csn answer that for you:
I've had 2 bear encounters in which a bear approached me. In the encounter I described above, the bear was very quiet, making no reaction to any of my shouts for it to go away. It seems to me that it neither saw me as a threat or a curiosity, but as a prey it was stalking and waiting for an opportune moment to charge.
In my 2nd encounter a year later, I was sitting on a fallen tree log in a hilly forest reading a book, when my eye chanced upon something moving at a quick trot in my direction. I thought it must be a dog as people come through these trails fairly often, but to my horror it was a black bear again. In this case, after lots of shouting, it went behind a tree before eventually going back down the hill.
What really stood out to me were 2 things. It was extremely quiet, I didn't hear it's breath or it's paws on the ground, I was just fortunate enough to see it's approach from the corner of my eye before it got too close. Secondly, it seemed to be making a very deliberate approach towards me, rather than casually walking about it. It had likely hones in on me long before I noticed it.
I hope this has helped answer your question a bit: In both my experiences, the bears were shockingly quiet, deliberately so I imagine.
Thank you, that really clears up a lot in the attack stories I’ve heard.
I'm terrified of them too some ppl find it funny but they are powerful and dangerous animals
When I stayed on bates island, a couple decades ago, we heard stories of a supposed attack a few years earlier. Thought it was folklore. Yikes. I remember feeling weird there. Wonder if we were in the same site?
Thx for the vid.
Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉
There's an old saying, The most dangerous bear is the one you don't see. While over 99% of bears will run if they see, hear or smell humans. But its that
I camped on Bates Island about 20 years ago, I think in the same campsite. Neither me nor my three companions had heard about the bear attack prior to our trip. I was madly insistent on taking bear precautions with our food, and my buddies were relentlessly teasing me about that, saying "There wouldn't be any bears on this island!" It's not that they thought it would be impossible for a bear to swim over to the island, but the thought was - why WOULD they? It's small, and not likely a source of food for a bear.
Only naive people would go out unarmed. Protect yourself in these situations
Armed with pepper spray and air horn.
Algonquin park rules don’t allowed firearms . I read the rules online some time ago
Nothing will stop hungry bears
@@KA-pq3yz It's always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. If Ever I end up back country camping I would most certainly take a rifle with me
..I've had 3 anxious encounters with bears during 25 years of Prospecting. I spooked one driving up a bush road once. I clocked it doing 30 kph thru the poplar bamboo. They are as quick as squirrels. I now sleep with either a rifle or a sword.
I was kicked off this island about 50 years ago by sow and her cubs
Good thing you left. Glad you made it out ok.
You know what I've always wondered? Do bears carry Chuck Norris spray on them?
Bear preferred long pig over beef. Probably not his first.
Someone send this to Joe Rogan asap
What a sad account. Probably the scent of the food invited him over. He ate his full from those two.
We just went on vacation there. And kayaked and everything. But being from UNITED STATES. They wouldn’t let me take a rifle across the border unless you’re hunting and you have to prove that. AND we heard growls here and there in the woods. Glad the good lord protected us. I don’t wanna go back. Not less I’m gonna hunt and be prepared.
This is not a bear.
Damn, that's an old girlfriend for him.
That was no bear... IT WAS BIGFOOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This did happen years ago! They were preadiator bears,the other were boy scouts who wore the same clothes that they fished in! You need to be aware of your surroundings, I have been in that park for numerous times! Never had any problems! Be smart! They could have avoided if they were prepared they would still be alive
She should have buried her pads farther away
The first thing i must ask is do you want to be a lion or a sheep? We as men are protectors of our loved ones this is what God calls apon all men to do, if you dont carry bear spray, a big knife, a big club, and a firearm to protect yourself and loved ones then maybe you need to go to the library and checkout a book called being a man, this man took this woman out in the wilderness with no means to protect her from four and two legged threats, I choose to be a lion.
Lol ok Tate
lions dont have guns
Hear you Roooaaaarrrrr 🦁
this is in canada. You can't carry a gun in canada unless you are on your own property. And handguns are basically outlawed.
Ffs, they went into bear country voluntarily and knew the risks. Myself, I rather reserve my pity for the hundreds of people run over by drunk drivers every year.
My goodness, are you saying you have only a limited capacity for empathy?
Wow cold
"Where there are no feelings, there are no brains." Nicky F., paper mill graveyard shift, 1983 @@christineboone2850
@@christineboone2850 Yes as you should
And the ants driven over by sober drivers😢
Maybe Raymond should have brought a weapon just saying
This is in Canada. Guns are only for the police.